Det har stoppa litt opp med alongene jeg er med i, slik det ofte blir etterhvert :) Men jeg har ihvertfall strikka et par Uglevotter på bokstaven U i Strikkeverdenens ABC 2010. De er strikka i Alaska, deilig tykt garn, og er passe til meg. Mønsteret heter Give a hoot og er gratis. Egentlig skulle det være knapper til øyne, men jeg syns de er finere uten.It has stopped up a bit with the KALs I'm in, like it often happens to be :) But at least I have knit a pair of Owl Mittens for the letter U in the Strikkeverdenens ABC 2010. Owl is Ugle in Norwegian. They are knitted in Alaska, delicious thick yarn, and they fit to me. The pattern is called Give a Hoot and is free. Actually, there should be buttons for eyes, but I like them better without.

This morning we discovered a rare guest on the birdfeeder here with us. A beautiful bullfinks. I tried to take pictures through the window, but my camera does not have enough zoom. But when I looked on my picture I discovered that there were 2 bullfinks! My dear took pictures afterwards with his camera, but he only got one bird, even if his picture is better!

fredag 3. desember 2010

Det kommer snart litt mer håndarbeidsbilder også! Men fikk lyst til å vise noen bilder fra skogen hvor jeg og min kjære ofte går tur. Det er så vakkert nå om dagen med fin sol og litt snø. Sola er ganske lav, kommer så vidt over tretoppene. Litt kaldt er det, idag var det -10grader da vi gikk. Naturen er vakker til alle årstider.I will soon show more pictures of projects I have done, but till then I wanted to show some photos from the woods where I and my dear often go for a walk. It is so beautiful these days with nice sun and some snow. The sun is very low at the sky now. It is a little cold , today it wast -10 C or 14 F, when we went. Nature is beautiful in all seasons.

mandag 29. november 2010

In connection with the lighting of the Christmas tree and Christmas streets on Saturday , there was also Christmas on Borgarsyssel museum here in Sarpsborg.

Velkommen inn til sorenskrivergården Snekkenes!Welcome to the county farm Snekkenes!

I Werenskjold-salen var det pyntet et juletre slik det var beskrevet i et julehefte fra 1892, med blant annet epler, gulrøtter, levende lys, kremmerhus og sommerfugler. Og tynne gulltråder. På denne tiden var juletre noe som bare ble brukt hos de rike. In the Werenskjold hall there was decorated a Christmas tree as it was described in a Christmas magazine from 1892. There was apples, carrots, candles, cones and butterflies. And thin gold threads. At this time the Christmastree was only used by the rich people.

I et annet rom var det dekket opp til kaffe med alle sju slaga. Legg merke til den fine duken, Juletreet her er pyntet med moderne lys og glassdekorasjoner produsert av en kunstner i glassblåseriet på museet. In another room the table was laid for coffee' with Christmas cookies, after the tradition there should be seven kind of cookies. Notice the beautiful table cloth. The Christmas tree here were decorated with electric lights and glass ornaments made by an artist at the glassworks at the museum.

In the Berby House it was Christmas Eve morning the year 1865. The table was decorated for Christmas with a nice white tablecloth and candles. The floor was cleand and spread with chopped pine needles. On the table is a Sowcake. It was baked from flour from the last grain that was harvested. It should remain untouched on the table throughout the Christmas season, and be saved for spring. Then a bit of the sowcake was sown with the seeds. That way should the last year's growth be transferred to the next crop.

Utenfor låven var det satt opp fuglenek, og over døra til fjøset var det tegnet et kors med kritt for å beskytte dyra. Outside the barn there was put up sheaves for the birds, and over the door into the barn was painted a cross with chalk to protect the animals.

1950tallet / 1950's

I tiden etter krigen var det boligmangel og mange bodde trangt. Her er en leilighet fra 1950 tallet med både sofa og senger i stua. Med liten plass måtte også juletreet være lite. After the second world war there was a lack of houses and many people had to live in very small apartments. Here's an apartment from 1950's with both sofa and bed in the living room. With limited space the Christmas tree had to be small too.

lørdag 27. november 2010

Her er et sjal jeg har strikket etter oppskrift fra Drops, men jeg avslutta tidligere enn etter oppskriften for jeg ville ikke ha det så stort. Dette skal bli en julegave. Garnet er Delight . Har lest om mange som ikke liker å strikke med det garnet, men jeg syntes det var helt greit. Det er så nydelige fargesjatteringer i det, og det ble lett og fint. Det var egentlig ferdig for et par uker siden, men har glemt å ta bilde før nå. Enkelt å strikke så det passet veldig fint som strikketøy på bussen Oslo/Arendal og tilbake (4 timer hver vei), da jeg var en tur på Sørlandet. På turen nedover kom det på en dame og satte seg ved siden av meg. Og tror du ikke hun tok fram strikketøy! Akkurat da spiste jeg nista mi så jeg hadde ikke mitt strikketøy framme så hun visste ikke at jeg også strikka. Men da var det jo litt morsomt når jeg tok fram mitt strikketøy også :) Ikke så ofte at jeg tilfeldig kommer ved siden av en annen strikker på bussen!Here is a shawl I have knitted from a Drops pattern, but I made it smaller than the pattern. I would not have it so big. This will be a Christmas gift for someone. It is knitted with the yarn Delight. Have read about many who do not like to knit with that yarn, but I thought it was okay. It has so beautiful shades of color, and it became light and pleasant. It was actually finished a couple of weeks ago, but forgot to take pictures until now. Easy to knit so it was very nice as knitting on the bus Oslo / Arendal and back (4 hours each way), when I was a trip to Sørlandet. On the way to Arendal a lady sat down beside me. And can you believe it, she picked up her knitting! Just when she came I ate my lunch pack and did not have my knitting up so she did not know that I knitted. But then it was a bit funny when I took out my knitting too:) Not too often that I randomly come next to another knitter on the bus!

VELKOMMEN

Jeg er 64 år og har vært gift med min kjære i 42 år. Mor til tre voksne gutter. Jeg er glad i å strikke, sy, quilte og litt brodering. I am 64 years old and live in Norway. I have been married to my dear husband for 42 years and I am mother to 3 grown up sons. I love to knit, sew and quilt, and some embroidery.